The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 2, 2100
Waning Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:48 AM
7:16 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2197
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 337.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.8° / 174.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 24m / 17.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.99° / 1.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.26° / -2.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.08° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.